Common Good Justifications Score in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Common Good Justifications Score was -3.41 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-3.41
Change on year
down 19.1%
World rank
175th
of 175 countries
All-time high
-0.773
in 2002
All-time low
-3.41
in 2025
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Common Good Justifications Score in Afghanistan, 1900–2025

-3-2-1190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded -3.41 for common good justifications score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and down 301.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Afghanistan peaked at -0.773 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -3.41, in 2025.

Afghanistan ranks 175th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s -3.04 -3.04 -3.04 10
1910s -3.04 -3.04 -3.04 10
1920s -1.62 -1.62 -1.62 10
1930s -1.62 -1.62 -1.62 10
1940s -1.62 -1.62 -1.62 10
1950s -1.62 -1.62 -1.62 10
1960s -1.26 -1.89 -0.977 10
1970s -1 -1.16 -0.857 10
1980s -1.03 -1.03 -1.03 10
1990s -1.59 -2.31 -1.03 10
2000s -0.872 -1.22 -0.773 10
2010s -0.8906 -1.13 -0.822 10
2020s -2.49 -3.41 -0.895 6

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

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  3. 174 South Sudan -2.54 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is common good justifications score in Afghanistan?
Common good justifications score in Afghanistan was -3.41 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was -0.773 in 2002.
What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was -3.41 in 2025.
How does Afghanistan rank for common good justifications score?
Afghanistan ranks 175th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 301.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Common Good Justifications Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.